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[Why should I charge my soul with care]

Appears in 29 hymnals Matching Instances: 28 Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55635 56432 34535 Used With Text: He's a Friend of Mine

Author: J. H. Sammis Appears in 40 hymnals Matching Instances: 25 First Line: Why should I charge my soul with care Refrain First Line: Yes, He’s a Friend of mine Used With Tune: [Why should I charge my soul with care]

Ein Freund von mir

Author: J. H. Sammis; F. W. C. Meyer Appears in 2 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 First Line: Was braucht mein Herz voll Sorge sein? Refrain First Line: Ein treuer Freund von mir Used With Tune: [Was braucht mein Herz voll Sorge sein?]

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Зачем забот тяжелый гнет (Why Should I Charge My Soul)

Hymnal: Small Church Music #5919 Languages: Russian Tune Title: [Why Should I Charge My Soul]

He's a Friend of Mine

Author: John Henry Sammis Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2327 First Line: Why should I charge my soul with care? Refrain First Line: Yes, He's a Friend of mine Lyrics: 1. Why should I charge my soul with care? The wealth of every mine Belongs to Christ, God’s Son and Heir, And He’s a Friend of mine. Refrain Yes, He’s a Friend of mine, And He with me doth all things share; Since all is Christ’s, and Christ is mine, Why should I have a care? For Jesus is a Friend of mine. 2. The silver moon, the golden sun, The countless stars that shine, Are His alone, yes, every one, And He’s a Friend of mine. [Refrain] 3. He daily spreads a glorious feast, And at His table dine The whole creation, man and beast, And He’s a Friend of mine. [Refrain] 4. And when he comes in bright array, And leads the conqu’ring line, It will be glory then to say, That He’s a Friend of mine. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Why should I charge my soul with care?]

He's a Friend of Mine

Author: J. H. Sammis Hymnal: Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #394 (1917) First Line: Why should I charge my soul with care? Refrain First Line: Yes, He's a Friend of mine Languages: English Tune Title: [Why should I charge my soul with care?]

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D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Person Name: Daniel B. Towner, 1850-1919 Composer of "[Why should I charge my soul with care?]" in Worship and Service Hymnal Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives

John H. Sammis

1846 - 1919 Person Name: J. H. Sammis Author of "He's a Friend of Mine" in Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services John H. Sammis was born in Brooklyn. He moved to Logansport, Indiana when ye was 22, where he was converted to Christianity. He was active in the Y.M.C.A., serving as secretary for the Terre Haute Association and later becoming State Secretary. After this, he studied at Lane and McCormack seminaries and was ordained in the Presbyterian church at Glidden, Iowa. He also pastored churches in Indianapolis, Grand Haven, MI, Red Wing and St. Paul, Minn. In 1909 he became associated with the Los Angeles Bible Institute. He wrote more that 100 hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)